Waitakere Community Law Service is constituted to contribute to law reform.  One of those ways is to input to the legislative process by writing submissions to parliament on relevant Bills.   We have contributed to:

• Family Court Centralisation Proposal – wrote a submission on behalf of the community with WAVES Trust and Community Waitakere, view the submission here
• Crimes Amendment Bill (No 2) 2011 – worked on a submission with WAVES Trust, view here
• Social Assistance (Future Focus) – Review of Social Security – 2010 – view our submission here
• Courts and Criminal Matters Bill (July 2010) – see our submission here
• Consumer Law Reform (July 2010) – see our submission here
• Three Strikes policy – letter to the NZ Herald, January 2010
• Review of the Operation of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 (November 2009) – see our submission here
• Auckland Governance legislation (Super City) – view our submission here
• Residential Tenancies Act 1986 Review – view our submission here
• Legal Aid Review 2009 – view our submission here
• Waitakere City Council Gambling Venue Policy (2008) – see our submission here

For law reform enquiries, email our coordinator here.

WCLS at Auckland Super City Protest outside Hearings venue, Parnell, Auckland, September 2009

He totara wahi rua he kai nā te ahi -  Unity is Strength